It was months ago back in November when I said that the story of the 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season could not properly be told without a mention of the officiating in select games over the course of the year. While Pittsburgh didn’t lose to the officials, they certainly made things much more difficult than they should have been, particularly in two late games.
But it actually started in the season opener against the Cleveland Browns when the officials failed to rule that a punt had touched rookie running back Nick Chubb’s helmet, which was subsequently recovered for what should have been a fumble by Sean Davis.